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Hindustan Zinc receives EC for Rs 1,200 crore Zawar Mines expansion project

09 Jan 2017 Evaluate

Hindustan Zinc, one of the subsidiaries of Anil Agarwal-promoted Vedanta group, has received Environment Clearance (EC) for its Rs 1,200 crore Zawar Mines expansion project in state of Rajasthan. The company wants to expand the production capacity of Lead-Zinc and ore beneficiation at its Zawar Group of underground mines located in Sarada district.

The green nod to the company for the project was given on January 5 subject to certain conditions. The production capacity of both Lead-Zinc and Ore beneficiation will be increased from 1.5 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) to 4 MTPA. The Zawar group of mines in Rajasthan, the oldest Lead-Zinc mines in the country, is spread over an area of 3,620 hectare and had reserves of 13.71 million tonnes and resource of 73.67 million tonnes as on April 1, 2015.

Hindustan Zinc, the world’s second biggest zinc producer, operates the world’s third largest open-pit mine, and world’s largest Zinc Mine in Rampura Agucha, Rajasthan. It has other mines in Sindesar Khurd, Rajpura Dariba, Kayar and Zawar, all in Rajasthan. Cairn India’s Mangala field in Rajasthan is the largest onshore oil discovery in India in more than 20 years.


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